Hat-pin-point protector.



J. GADEGKI.

'HAT PIN POINT PROTEGTOR.

APPLICATION IILED APR. 21, 1911.

Patented June 3, 1913.

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0.. WASHINGTON. n. c.

UNITED STATE% PATENT QI FIQE.

JOHN GADEGKI, OF MYSTIC, IOWA.

I-IAT-PI1\l'-POI1\TT PROTECTOR.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN GADECKI, a subject of the Czar of Russia,residing at Mystic, in the county of Appanoose and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pi11-PointProtectors, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a hatpin point protector, and the objects ofmy invention are,first,to providea protecting device that can be easilyand quickly mounted upon the point of a hatpin to protect a person frombeing injured by contacting with the pointed end of the pin; second, toprovide a device that can be placed upon the pointed end of a hatpin toprevent the pin from being lost or accidentally displaced relatively tothe hat in which it is placed, and third, to pro vide a device of theabove type that is simple in construction, durable, neat in appearanceand highly eflicient for the purposes for which is is intended.

I attain the above objects by a mechanical construction that will behereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and reference willnow be had to the drawing, where- 1n:-

Figure 1 is an elevation of a hatpin pro vided with the protector, Fig.2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the protector as applied tothe pointed end of a hatpin, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same,Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a detached protector,and Fig. 5 is a plan of the same.

A protector or guard in accordance with this invention comprises aninverted conicalshaped metallic shell 1 having an inverted'conical-shaped socket 2 adapted to receive the pointed end 3 of a pin 4.The wall of the socket 2 at the upper end of the shell 1 is providedwith a longitudinal recess 5 adapted to receive the double bow-shapedresilient end 6 of a hold-fast member 7, said member having the oppositeend thereof soldered or otherwise connected to the outer side of theshell 1, as at 8. The member extends over the edge of the shell 1 at thelower end of the recess 5, and the lower resilient end 6 of said memberis bowed, as at 9 to engage in an annular recess or groove 10 providedtherefor in the pointed end 3 of the pin 4:. When the pointed end 8 ofSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 21, 1911.

Patented June 3, 1913. Serial No. 622,529.

the pin 4 is pushed into the shell 1, the lower end 6 of the member 7recedes into the recess 5 until the pointed end of the pin is seated inthe socket 2, when the bowed portion 9 of said member engages in therecess or groove 10 and retains the shell 1 upon the pin.

The shell 1 is preferably made of metal and can be suitably ornamented,especially to harmonize with the head of the pin 4.

As will be readily understood, the particular form of mounting of thespring causes the opening of the socket to be of substantially constantdimensions, thereby rendering entry of the pin to be had withoutdifliculty, while at the same time the presence of the recess 5 enablesthe spring to recede thereinto and substantially fill the same while thepin is entering, thus leaving the socket of approximately the shape ofthe pin during this operation. WVhen the pin reaches its properposition, the bowed portion projects into the annular groove and acts asa lock against accidental withdrawal of the pin, the fact that theportion of the spring between the bowed and the exposed portions liespractically in contact with the bottom of the recess 5 and the pinpreventing such movement as would permit the bowed portion to be bentupon itself and permit the pin to escape, it being readily understoodthat the bowed portion must recede within the recess before withdrawalaction of the pin can be had.

What I claim is In combination a hat pin having a recess adjacent itspointed end, a shell recessed to provide a socket for the reception ofsaid end, the wall of the socket formed with a longitudinal groove and aholdfast member having a resilient bow-shaped end extending into saidgroove and with the free terminus thereof projecting into the socket,said member having a portion seated against the inner edge of the shelland its remaining portion positioned against the periphery of the shelland secured thereto, the bowshaped portion of said member engaging inthe recess of the pin for holding the latter within the shell.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN GADECKI.

Witnesses:

HENRY LAIFEY, WINCENTY IVALAG.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of IE'etents,

Washington, D. 0.

